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The Big Questions for 2012

Posted Tue Dec 13, 2011 06:56 PM ET

The coming year will offer up the answers to a glut of questions. Here's a look at a few. Read more

Pyramid Hieroglyphs Likely Engineering Numbers

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Tue Jun 7, 2011 12:19 PM ET | 0

Markings in red paint found within the Great Pyramid by a camera-toting robot are likely numerals used by builders. Read more

Egyptian Pyramids Found With NASA Satellite

Posted Thu May 26, 2011 02:46 PM ET | 0

As many as 17 pyramids, more than 1,000 tombs and 3,000 settlements were uncovered using infrared technology. Read more

Pyramid-Exploring Robot Reveals Hidden Hieroglyphs

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Thu May 26, 2011 12:15 PM ET | 0

Written in red paint, the symbols may help Egyptologists figure out why mysterious shafts were built into the pyramids. Read more

Who Owns History? Egyptian Looting Raises Questions

Posted by Benjamin Radford Mon Mar 7, 2011 05:40 PM ET | 0

The recent looting of Egyptian artifacts raises thorny cultural questions of preserving history. Read more

Great Pyramid May Hold Two Hidden Chambers

Posted Thu Jan 27, 2011 04:29 PM ET | 0

A 3-D simulation of the 4,500-year-old structure suggests an ancient secret lies beneath the desert sand. Read more

King Tut's Wife's Tomb May Emerge in 2011

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Mon Jan 3, 2011 09:29 AM ET | 0

Zahi Hawass talks to Discovery News about what he's hoping to find in the shifting Egyptian sands this year. Read more

King Tut's Wife's Tomb May Emerge in 2011

Climate Change Threatens Archaeological Treasures

Posted Tue Dec 7, 2010 02:00 PM ET | 0

Melting ice can help unlock ancient secrets, but warming temperatures could imperil many more historic sites. Read more

Great Sphinx's Walls Rise Again

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Tue Nov 2, 2010 02:08 PM ET | 0

According to legend, the wall was built after King Thuthmose IV dreamed that the mythical Sphinx was choking on the desert sand. Read more

Ancient Egyptian Priest's Tomb Unearthed in Giza

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Mon Oct 18, 2010 12:48 PM ET | 0

Paintings that adorn the walls of the burial chamber reveal snapshots of the priest's daily life. Read more

Ancient Egyptian Priest's Tomb Unearthed in Giza

Pyramid Construction Supervisor's Tomb Found

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Thu Jul 8, 2010 12:16 PM ET | 0

Egyptian archaeologists unveiled on Thursday two rock-hewn painted tombs belonging to a man who had a supervising role in the construction of pyramids -- and his son. It's considered among the most distinguished Old Kingdom tombs. Dating from around... Read more

Pyramid Construction Supervisor's Tomb Found

Oldest Pyramid Tomb Found in Mexico

Posted Tue May 18, 2010 10:40 AM ET | 0

The 2,700-year-old grave held a dignitary, aged around 50, buried with the remains of a one-year-old child over his body. Read more

Computer Directs Swarms of Bacteria to Build Pyramid

Posted Tue Mar 30, 2010 03:11 AM ET | 0

The micro-workers could one day carry drugs to tumors and operate microscopic factories. Read more

Pyramid of Mystery Pharaoh Possibly Located

Posted by Rossella Lorenzi Mon Mar 29, 2010 05:42 AM ET | 0

The missing pyramid of an obscure pharaoh that ruled Egypt some 4,300 years ago could lie at the intersection of a series of invisible lines in South Saqqara. Read more

King Tut’s Many Curses

Posted by Benjamin Radford Mon Feb 22, 2010 01:52 PM ET | 0

New research shows that Egyptian pharaoh King Tutankhamun had a rough life: he suffered from malaria and deformed feet, two of his children were stillborn, and he died at the age of 19. Scientific analysis suggests that despite his status ... Read more